A chemotherapy and infusion therapy flow sheet for outpatient oncology settings.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the development and evaluation of a documentation tool for chemotherapy and infusion therapy for an outpatient oncology setting.


METHODS
Journal articles, documentation tools, and cancer chemotherapy guidelines.


RESULTS
Greater demands and expansion of treatments and procedures in the outpatient setting have necessitated documentation methods that conserve time, accommodate documentation of a variety of therapies, and communicate ongoing monitoring and evaluation of care. Flow sheet documentation is an acceptable documentation method that has been used extensively to meet these objectives.


CONCLUSIONS
Use of this flow sheet has improved the quality and accommodated the scope of infusion therapy in the authors' setting. Documentation time has decreased, and standardization of documentation has occurred.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses can use the flow sheet to document concisely chemotherapy and infusion therapy administration over a period of time. It also provides for continuity in patient assessment and education through easy accessibility of this information within the patient's chart.
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St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, MO, USA.
Rimkus
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Saenz
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D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents